Richard Boone(I)(1917–1981)

Richard Allen Boone was born in Los Angeles, California, to Cecile Lillian (Beckerman) and Kirk Etna Boone, a wealthy corporate lawyer. His maternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, while his father was descended from a brother of frontiersmen Daniel Boone and Squire Boone. Richard was a college student, boxer, painter and oil-field ... See full bio »

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You have to use the power you acquire to protect the integrity of what you're doing. And to do that, you have to be prepared to go all the way. If you have the strength to do that, you're in pretty good shape. See more
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His height was sometimes given as 6'2", although he himself gave his height as 6'0". See more
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Deep commanding voice that sounded more raspy and gravelly in later years.